New politics

close Video ABC pulls plug on 'Roseanne' after Barr's 'abhorrent' tweet Disney chairman and CEO Bob Iger says network's decision to cancel the reboot of the popular sitcom was 'right thing' to do; reaction from Fox News media analyst Howard Kurtz. **Want FOX News Halftime Report in your inbox every day? Sign up here.** On the roster: Roseanne Barr and the new political correctness - Garrett drops re-election bid due to alcoholism - Bipartisan lawmakers in talks to revive DACA bill - Trump accuses Mueller’s Dems of meddling - Bro… ROSEANNE BARR AND THE NEW POLITICAL CORRECTNESS There will be many millions of pixels wasted in the name of debating whether ABC was right or wrong to terminate Roseanne Barr’s eponymous sitcom after the comedian likened a former White House official of black ancestry to an ape. If you feel obliged to have an opinion on that subject your view is likely shaped by your politics and is therefore something of a … [Read more...] about Roseanne Barr and the new political correctness

“I guess the best idea for us is to vote for who you think is the best candidate.” Many citizens hoped that the election of Barack Obama as president would launch a non-racial America. Unfortunately, the conduct of Obama’s successor has sabotaged that possibility, at least for now. However, the multiethnic confederation fashioned during the Obama era has altered the more limited perspective of many blacks in Boston on political alliances. New political ground was broken when Linda Dorcena Forry was elected in 2013 as the first black to be seated in the state Senate from the 1st Suffolk District. She narrowly defeated Nick Collins, the state representative from South Boston’s 4th Suffolk District. Collins’ family are long term residents of that community. Collins was gracious in defeat and became a committed ally of Forry in the House of Representatives. When Forry recently left office to return to the private sector, Collins sought the Senate seat in an … [Read more...] about A new politics

When he accepted the Republican nomination for president, Donald Trump pronounced himself the “law and order candidate.” Instead, he has bestowed a new political cachet on the criminal class. Sure, the mention of Hillary Clinton’s name can still provoke chants of “Lock her up!” at Trump’s rallies. And the president continues to blame immigrants for the imaginary violent crime wave that he says is gripping the nation. But an actual criminal record has become a badge of kinship with a president who constantly rails about witch hunts, a rigged system and prosecutors run amok. It is also the latest evidence that Trump has taken us all to a place that seems beyond parody. This year’s election has produced the spectacle two recently freed inmates — ex-congressman Michael Grimm (R-N.Y.) and former West Virginia coal baron Don Blankenship — running for Congress while proudly touting their time behind bars as bona fides. “You know, … [Read more...] about Trump gives a new political cachet to the criminal class

click to enlarge On Tuesday morning, Puerto Rican Gov. Ricardo Rosselló announced the launch of a new political organization intended to influence the November 2018 midterm elections by mobilizing the Puerto Rican vote in Florida. Poder, which translates to “power,” is a nonpartisan civic organization focused on the voter registration and political participation of U.S. citizens from Puerto Rico. It was launched with the idea of helping those individuals participate fully in the democratic process and become agents of change for the island. The announcement took place at the Orlando Metropolitan Campus of Ana G. Méndez University. “We need to showcase the political power of Puerto Ricans, so we can start pressing the issues that matter most to us – quality of life, real solutions to problems,” Rosselló said in a news release prior to the announcement. “Puerto Ricans are American citizens, with all the same rights and … [Read more...] about Puerto Rican governor announces launch of new political organization in Orlando